29th Mar 2023 @ 9:02 am

The Guardia Civil have asked the public to assist in the search for Gary Watson, the 53-year-old man who has been missing for almost two weeks.

Gary was last seen leaving Bar 67 in Puerto del Carmen on the night of 16th March, the eve of St Patricks’s Day. He is described as being 5 feet 3 inches in height (160 cms); with a slim build, short black-and-grey hair and walking with a slight limp.

When last seen he was wearing a green-and-white hooped Celtic football shirt, white shorts and white trainers.

A search party is being organized in an attempt to locate Gary, and will gather on Puerto del Carmen’s seafront opposite Bar 67 at 12 midday on Friday. 

Anyone who has any information that could be of interest in the search for Gary  is requested to call the Guardia Civíl on 062 or by email at gc-epj-tias@guardiacivil.org.

You can also contact 07722 094907, or 07305 243618, or contact local police on the island. The telephone for Tías local police, who cover the Puerto del Carmen area, is  928834101.

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